Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1887-09-13
TREE NOTES.
Country Gsntleman.l

Dead wood i hilarious 10 trees aud IL
looking. Cut IL oat now while you can
elslly distinguish The dead from the living
and before you get hurried up with fall
work. In the spring Nc are too busy.
Tent caterpilisfs are mos, unslghtiy on
trecs aud shrubs, especially around our
houses. strip or cut them OF aud destroy
them. With . small hani.pFuning shears
We can cot CT all within our reach. sni
with Waters trec-pfuner get Al AL those
81 ~ feet above our heads.
Trees or shrubs may he trsnsplantsd
more successfully rext sprins ifyou now
cut deep. narrow trcrch AfOund them.
rhls trench may be 10 G or more feet
distant from the ouit OF the plant, Jist ae-
cording 20 is slks. and niled In sgain im.
mcdiAtsiy 10 l. opened The object IL 10
sever On the trench cut) all wandering
roots. aud allow the wounded root. tine
d heal. and fioroas roots enough be form
ei ''at hone" to sustain the plant when
removed.
Transplsnting trets with frozen ball l.
q safe bot most laooFioas practice, sni In
the case OF large specimens. In the absence
Of proper appliances. too costly. Far bet
ter cut the roots In August or Sepiemoer.
AMI then Ia The spring following llit the
trees with every root intact AMI transplant
carefully.
Evcrgrcens may now b. successfully
trAnsplAniei providing they sre csrefally
hAndlei. But In The case OF rather tender
stock. or a bleak exposed situation, l
would rather dslsy planting ull early
spilng. Heavy roofing plants, - yews,
aroor vitae, some reiinosporas aud
spfucss, should not now hesitate 10 move
even II they should be lille tender; but
light OF iOug.spresfing rooted stock. like
some janlpers or pines, I shoali be more
careful about
August planting depends; Should Au'
Gus, and September DC hot aud dry A. We
hat II last year. woe be unto The August
tfansplaniei uees unless extraordiuAry
measures were taken % save them bat n
August should be moist aud moderately
cool ~ night. - has been the case this
year. then August planting shoali sue
cssd
Ia the case OF yogrg dcclduoas trees, "
We havsut many to move. We need not
wal, till the fall OF The leaf before i.aus'
planti1g; lrdeei. We can DO 80 now with
safety. providing We shorten back The
young shoots and strip on most OF The
fresher leaves.
Prepare for gales. Fall gales Ace0mpa'
nlci By heavy rains are often very desirue.
tive 10 top heavy. slsnder.stsmmed yOang
trees. See that these are s.ogtly and sc-
curely stAked. and that TIE ties are calico
ban is, marine run through a biz ofoli
rubo,r hose. OF other s0t material, and
dont lie them immoyAbly ,ighi, else Ia =
strong wlui The head may snap right 90
AZ The tie.
AlmOs, every year. especially In Sovein.
ber. We have some very high tides, ani
once or twice each season several acrcs on
the lower part Of this property arc lnnni'
aict by he tide. bat I never have Oosefv-
ci Any M effects from IL. TIL. uic.nOoi.
ci ground contains many speclcs aud
gsricn varieties of roses, vita japanese
honcysgekis. tamafix, sea buekthorn,
Missouri silver thofn. rel cedar, Southern
and chluese cypress, European beech,
girko. white spruce, pin, blcoloF. turkey
laurel. ani some other osks lOang's weep
Ing blfch. several species OF NiourLum,
celasirus. etc. Dut this does not prove,
By any means. that sali water will not In
larc these; dii The luuudailOn occur IN
May rather than November the result
nighi be- difercri. inieci, la \ small
plantation of red cciArs that maize near
ihe waters eige. all those along The lower
edge, and which were reached by several
tldcs AycAs. were more or less killvi OF
lr Jared, whereas those tha, were reached
only once. or maybe ivles, year were
AL right Ny.